Delays in Aerolíneas/Austral by CCO conflict

Trade union assemblies of APTA (Association of Aeronautical Technical Personnel), the union headed by Ricardo Cirielli, causes cancellations and delays in the flights of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral Líneas Aéreas. In total, more than 14,500 passengers were affected. Around 125 flights of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral Airlines were canceled by a trade union measure. Aerolíneas explained that the temporary replacement of a radio operator with an authorized licensee for that task had been agreed with APTA. Today, the union decided unexpectedly not to accept the temporary replacement.

From 06:00 in the morning [local time Argentina], the flights of the Aerolíneas and Austral companies have canceled and delayed their programming at the Jorge Newbery and Ezeiza Airports. As confirmed by Aerolíneas Argentinas, so far there are 125 flights canceled at noon and the number could be increased by the intransigence of the guild. If the force measurement is prolonged, there could be more cancellations. In principle, it was expected that the problem due to the absence of a specialized operator for the dispatch of the services would begin to be solved after 02:00 p.m., when the missing personnel were serviced, although due to the number of flights canceled, the standardization will demand the rest of the day and still much of tomorrow Tuesday 13/11. Aerolineas Argentinas has communicated shortly after 02:00 p.m. They were already embarking flights to Iguazu, Trelew, Posadas, Córdoba, and Mendoza.

The Head of the Aeronautical Technical Association (APTA), Ricardo Cirielli, “told the Télam agency that what prevented the dispatch of the flights was the absence of the specialized technical personnel of the company and that at no time were they from the assembly, nor unemployment. The company centralizes the responsibility of maintaining communication with the aircraft in flight by the dispatcher in a sector called Radio Operations Control Center (CCO), where the technical characteristics are possessed so that the wave reach of the HF equipment, ACARS and VHF are optimal”, Cirielli explained. The holder also said that “this sector is responsible for making all communication to the aircraft in a flight of the company, either to alert of changes in destination, on-board fuel monitoring, notification points and fundamentally to receive and communicate to the boss from CCO any help or emergency declaration”. For their part, dispatchers ensure that the measure of force is not salary and actually responds to a claim for lack of personnel. They say that the absence of an operator in the control tower and its lack of replacement makes it impossible to work.

Traffic airports

In both Aeroparque and Ezeiza, all flights that were due to depart until 02:00 p.m. were canceled, and the company began to reschedule services from that time, but the standardization will have a different pace at each airport. In Ezeiza, as the amount of daily services that operate from there is lower, especially for regional and international flights, it will take place gradually and it is estimated that during the day the situation of the passengers will be resolved. The panorama is different in Aeroparque, where the largest number of canceled flights of the company and the largest number of affected passengers is concentrated and taking into account that it is expected that the first service to take off is only at 02:15 p.m., the normalization It will be very slow, with many passengers who will not even be able to fly today and must do so tomorrow or on subsequent days, depending on the availability of places to the intended destinations.

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